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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1940
Page
2
The state road commission near finished re issuing over 485000 operator permits and opened a flood of license plate applications. About 50000 drivers let their cards lapse and will need police exams. The four year renewal began last July with 40 workers handling permits and plates now shift to plates work.
Beckley June 1 a course in current European history dealing with the present crisis from political economic and geographical viewpoints will be offered to summer school students at Beckley College this year. The course will be taught by H L Van Camp a member of the American expeditionary force in the last World War and is designed for teachers who wish to renew first class certificates. D K Shroyer business manager announced Miss Margaret Moore of Norfolk Va will take over the duties of Mrs David Bolian as head of the commercial department during the summer session. The commercial classes will be organized tomorrow.
The American Hotel Association marks National Hotel Week to honor hotels nationwide. It cites 16 000 hostelries with over 1 200 000 guest rooms, a $3 billion property investment, and 225 000 employees serving more than 200 000 000 guests last year, per association president Thomas JD Green. The program closes Saturday.
The county court will start recounts tomorrow at 10 a.m. for part of the May 14 primary. Twenty four recount requests are on file, mostly from Democratic candidates for constable and county executive committee seats. Notable names include M McCanthay of Chesapeake, NR Henderson of Kanawha, D A deGravier of Charleston, and Joseph F Perry of Charleston. Charles C Morris of Charleston seeks the state senate seat in the eighth district, having lost to Roy Jimison of Rayford who seeks reelection. Hazel D Richardson of Charleston, a Republican, has requested a recount.
Huntington reports the retirement of James R. Cary after sixty years with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. A. T. Lawmaster notes Cary will spend his retirement at his Albemarle County farm while Clifton Forge's A Grubbs steps up as successor and G P Gibbs takes over as eastern division head.
The canvass shows a candidate receiving 11413 votes while Mrs. U. S. Jarrett of St Albans has 12114. Commissioner Carl C. Calvert says the recount will proceed alphabetically by districts and by candidates.
New York dispatch reports Michael Limatalo, 47, and his two young stepdaughters, Ray 19 and Frartes Carro 18, jailed after $10,000 in highly convincing counterfeit quarters were circulated. The trio allegedly produced the coins and circulated them through resale schemes using hired children. In Martinsburg, the city recorder is ordered by the supreme court to include Democratic nominees on the municipal election ballot. A writ compels Recorder Samuel Langford to accept the nominees, after ward meeting dates were disputed.
Notices have gone out to 50 Littlepage Terrace tenants selected by the Charleston Housing Authority staff and approved by the citizens committee. Other notices will follow as Henderson Peebles' committee reviews nominees. USHA inspectors checked Algernon Blair's general contract work on the 170 unit project and will report to Washington. Official inspection is set for tomorrow, with occupancy hoped by July 1 as lease forms are ready and more than half the units may be filled.
Morgantown's population rose three percent over the last decade, reaching 16,656 residents. The metropolitan area climbed to 22,677 with outlying communities up 11 percent, while county data for White and Preston counties show continued growth trends.
The local office announced that the community showed decreases compared to a decade ago, noting lower figures across key indicators and signaling ongoing efforts to address underlying causes and support affected groups.
Citizens crowded Kanawha County sheriff's office to pay the second half 1939 real and personal property taxes before delinquency begins. First half carries 5 14 percent interest and second half 3-4 of one percent. Beginning tomorrow deputies and special collectors will fan out to collect personal property taxes and may revoke and attach wages. About 90 percent of the taxes charged have been rejected, leaving roughly $300,000 delinquent.
Two pre graduation piano recitals by preparatory department students of the Mason College of Music and Fine Arts will be held tomorrow and Tuesday at 8 15 p m in St John s parish house. Pupils of Walter Bricht and Grace Dorst Schmidt will perform Eva Nel Rose Laura Ron Cavender Frances Orth Elizabeth Kleeman Norma Neil Meadows Hope Parcell and Nancy Jo Counts are listed for Tuesday's program.
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